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Yuhan Qian
Yuhan Qian
Yuhan Qian wins ASA Student Paper Award in the Biopharmaceutical Section
Biostatistics PhD student Yuhan Qian has won first place in the 2025 American Statistical Association (ASA) Student Paper Competition in the Biopharmaceutical Section for his paper, “From Estimands to Robust Inference of Treatment Effects in Platform Trials.”
Taek Son
Taek Son
Student Profile: Taek Son
While working as a biostatistician at a biopharmaceutical company in South Korea, Taek Son realized he wanted to improve his statistical knowledge, to be involved in projects that required cutting edge techniques, and to tackle public health issues. Pursuing a PhD in Biostatistics at UW was the most efficient way he saw to do this.
Alejandro Hernandez
Alejandro Hernandez
Student Profile: Alejandro Hernandez
Alejandro Hernandez was a Computer Science student in his undergraduate studies, but found his way to studying biostatistics in graduate school due to a motivation and drive to apply data science in ways that improve people’s lives.
Yinxiang Wu
Yinxiang Wu
Yinxiang Wu wins ASA Distinguished Student Paper Award for research on Mendelian randomization
Biostatistics PhD student Yinxiang Wu has won a 2025 Distinguished Student Paper Award from the American Statistical Association Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics (SSGG) for his work, “A More Credible Approach to Multivariable Mendelian Randomization.”
Miaolei Bao
Miaolei Bao
Student Profile: Miaolei Bao
Biostatistics student Miaolei Bao came to UW to understand the rationale and statistical rigor underlying scientific studies. In a new Q&A, she reflects on her experiences in the Master of Science Capstone program.